Lets do this - 225+ reef bar
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Tangwich
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very impressive growth. Now this leads me to a question. I love your aquascape but I see you have acquired more corals and probably wll continue to do so...having said that, will you also add more LR to your display or leave it the way it is and find spots for corals on the existing LR? I love the open look with lots of swimming space but rock real estate might be in demand soon enough. Great tank, great build and great picturs of it all. definitely a build to be admired.
mcliffy2
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Couldn't have found that coral without ya Daniel 
Bax - thanks much, do you have a link to your build thread?
Tangwich - I still have room for probably 4-5 choice corals. I know one of these will be an efflo, not sure the rest. I will not add more LR, and plan to let the corals grow. On my old tank, I found once I stopped fiddling with it, and just let it grow, it did the best, so that is my plan here. While I love the reef and have made many new friends in the hobby, I also have friends outside the hobby that I haven't been able to spend time with as much because of the tank. Now that (hopefully) the majority of the build is done, and much of the stocking is done (besides probably 10-15 more fish I plan to add SLOWLY), I'm hoping to get a little more balance between reefing and the rest of my life
Bax - thanks much, do you have a link to your build thread?
Tangwich - I still have room for probably 4-5 choice corals. I know one of these will be an efflo, not sure the rest. I will not add more LR, and plan to let the corals grow. On my old tank, I found once I stopped fiddling with it, and just let it grow, it did the best, so that is my plan here. While I love the reef and have made many new friends in the hobby, I also have friends outside the hobby that I haven't been able to spend time with as much because of the tank. Now that (hopefully) the majority of the build is done, and much of the stocking is done (besides probably 10-15 more fish I plan to add SLOWLY), I'm hoping to get a little more balance between reefing and the rest of my life
murphysfish
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truly awesome idea, very nice
mcliffy2
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Current fish list:
- Acanthurus Mata (mata tang)
- Genicanthus melanospilos (Swallowtail angel)
- Pomacanthus imperator (emperor angel)
- 2 Pseudanthias bartlettorum ((1M, 1F) Barlett's anthias )
- Pseudanthias bicolor (Hawaiian Bicolor anthias)
- 2 Chromis atripectoralis (green chromis, less common variety, usually sold as regular variety, have small black spot under fin)
- Halichoeres ornatissimus (Christmas wrasse)
- Pair of Tank-Bred Amphiron Percula (True or "Onyx" percs - just picked these guys up, and they have some very unusual markings, I'll try to take a picture of them soon)
To be added (other than the chromis, its all speculation, I haven't arrived on a final list):
- 3 Chromis Vridis (common green chromis - in QT right now, almost identical to C. atripectoralis, so hoping they'll school)
- possibly more chromis, would like a school of 8-10 eventually
- a few more female bartlett's, sadly one of the two I added went MIA the other day, she was fine one day, the next I came home and she was cowering in a corner, no visible signs of anything wrong other than her behavior, nor were other fish being aggressive (it actually seemed as if the other w bartlett's were protecting her, as they often placed themselves between her and other fish)
- a trio of red-stripe anthias
- diamond goby
- skunk and purple tilefish (loved my skunk I had before the velvet hit)
- regal angel
- sargassum or crosshatch trigger (if I can find one small enough)
- midas blenny
- and who knows, I'm going to take my time adding, and see what fish move me
- Acanthurus Mata (mata tang)
- Genicanthus melanospilos (Swallowtail angel)
- Pomacanthus imperator (emperor angel)
- 2 Pseudanthias bartlettorum ((1M, 1F) Barlett's anthias )
- Pseudanthias bicolor (Hawaiian Bicolor anthias)
- 2 Chromis atripectoralis (green chromis, less common variety, usually sold as regular variety, have small black spot under fin)
- Halichoeres ornatissimus (Christmas wrasse)
- Pair of Tank-Bred Amphiron Percula (True or "Onyx" percs - just picked these guys up, and they have some very unusual markings, I'll try to take a picture of them soon)
To be added (other than the chromis, its all speculation, I haven't arrived on a final list):
- 3 Chromis Vridis (common green chromis - in QT right now, almost identical to C. atripectoralis, so hoping they'll school)
- possibly more chromis, would like a school of 8-10 eventually
- a few more female bartlett's, sadly one of the two I added went MIA the other day, she was fine one day, the next I came home and she was cowering in a corner, no visible signs of anything wrong other than her behavior, nor were other fish being aggressive (it actually seemed as if the other w bartlett's were protecting her, as they often placed themselves between her and other fish)
- a trio of red-stripe anthias
- diamond goby
- skunk and purple tilefish (loved my skunk I had before the velvet hit)
- regal angel
- sargassum or crosshatch trigger (if I can find one small enough)
- midas blenny
- and who knows, I'm going to take my time adding, and see what fish move me
stunreefer
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Lookin' good man!
I'm headed down your way for a (work related) trade-show at McCormick Place (sp?) coming up Nov. 7th-13th. I'm really wanting to stop by Old Town, and maybe a couple other places... maybe see your tank too?
ekrunch, Did I see you decided to throw T5s over that bad boy? What kind of fixture or retro are you thinking?
Advance apology for this small hi-jack (or tbone )...
I'm headed down your way for a (work related) trade-show at McCormick Place (sp?) coming up Nov. 7th-13th. I'm really wanting to stop by Old Town, and maybe a couple other places... maybe see your tank too?
ekrunch, Did I see you decided to throw T5s over that bad boy? What kind of fixture or retro are you thinking?
Advance apology for this small hi-jack (or tbone
)...Hey guys, sorry for the delay...its the Hybrid Watermelon Chalice, aka Bryans' Baby.
ekrunch
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13637189#post13637189 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stunreefer
ekrunch, Did I see you decided to throw T5s over that bad boy? What kind of fixture or retro are you thinking?
Advance apology for this small hi-jack (or tbone
Mcliffy posts in the CMAS forum, i'm sure he's used to the occasional (and sometimes way too frequent) hijack.
Yes, i'm going T5. 14x 48" 54w T-5s, IceCap SLR reflectors, IceCap Standoffs/Endcaps. Combination of ATI AquaBlue, ATI Blue+, UVL Aquasun, and UVL Super Actinic bulbs. I'm using Osram Sylvannia DALI dimmable ballasts with a small embedded PC that will take over dimming duties and will mostly likely replace my AC3 eventually. I'm actually composing my build thread in another window now so be on the look out for "Swiss Cheese" to make it's appearance.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled build thread.
maxxII
Super Housemonkey!
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13637003#post13637003 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mcliffy2
Current fish list:
- Acanthurus Mata (mata tang)
- Genicanthus melanospilos (Swallowtail angel)
- Pomacanthus imperator (emperor angel)
- 2 Pseudanthias bartlettorum ((1M, 1F) Barlett's anthias )
- Pseudanthias bicolor (Hawaiian Bicolor anthias)
- 2 Chromis atripectoralis (green chromis, less common variety, usually sold as regular variety, have small black spot under fin)
- Halichoeres ornatissimus (Christmas wrasse)
- Pair of Tank-Bred Amphiron Percula (True or "Onyx" percs - just picked these guys up, and they have some very unusual markings, I'll try to take a picture of them soon)
To be added (other than the chromis, its all speculation, I haven't arrived on a final list):
- 3 Chromis Vridis (common green chromis - in QT right now, almost identical to C. atripectoralis, so hoping they'll school)
- possibly more chromis, would like a school of 8-10 eventually
- a few more female bartlett's, sadly one of the two I added went MIA the other day, she was fine one day, the next I came home and she was cowering in a corner, no visible signs of anything wrong other than her behavior, nor were other fish being aggressive (it actually seemed as if the other w bartlett's were protecting her, as they often placed themselves between her and other fish)
- a trio of red-stripe anthias
- diamond goby
- skunk and purple tilefish (loved my skunk I had before the velvet hit)
- regal angel
- sargassum or crosshatch trigger (if I can find one small enough)
- midas blenny
- and who knows, I'm going to take my time adding, and see what fish move me
Divers den has a 3.75 inch Sargussum right now....http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=48115
Also check with www.phishybusiness.com on Regal Angels. (You will probably need to call them on the phone). I bought my first one, (Red Sea Regal) from him. It ate like a horse. Had it for a year, Ritteri anemone wandered into pump intake and got shredded, released nematocysts into water column and killed all fish except the clowns....I have another Regal now, this one is an Indo Pacific, (Vanuatu according to Dr F&S/Diver's Den). I've had it for almost a year now...she's pickier than the previous one, but doing okay. I would start looking hard for a healthy Regal before the Imperator gets much bigger and decides to be the boss of the tank. It will be anyway...but hopefully not until after you've added the delicate fish...
Nick
stunreefer
Reef Hugger
I was re-reading mccliffy's thread to find out more about his Sfiligoi T5s (I'm getting very interested
), and ran into this post..... :lol: ROTFLMAO :lol: . Hope she doesn't read RC FishTruck!
stunreefer
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Hey mccliffy, your PM box is full!
...11 works great for me!
...11 works great for me!
FishTruck
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13665268#post13665268 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stunreefer
I was re-reading mccliffy's thread to find out more about his Sfiligoi T5s (I'm getting very interested
Ha ha... she does not read RC! But... I was serious. I thought... hey Hon will you climb in the fish tank so I can take a Mermaid shot? And as the word were about to come out... I realized... that will make my 300 gallon acrylic tank look like a nano! Forget that idea!
She would not be offended. She knows she is tall. But... anyway... please don't tell her I typed that!
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